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Source: General Visa Information | Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United States of America

General Visa Information

Travel to Russia requires an entry visa. The Consular Division of the Embassy issues different categories of visas to Russia based upon the purpose of the trip and the duration of stay in Russia.

In general, it’s recommended that US citizens apply for 3-year multiple business, private, humanitarian and tourist visas (please have a look at the correspondent visa type information).

The following documents should be submitted in order to obtain a visa according to its category:
1. Completed visa application signed by the Applicant only. Incomplete visa application forms shall not be processed.
Application available online at http://visa.kdmid.ru
All questions in the application form should be answered. If a question is not applicable to the applicant, he should put “N/A”.
Each application form must be signed by the visa applicant personally.
2. Valid national passport (original only and it should have at least two clear visa pages). It must be valid no less than six months after the visa expiration date. Holders of travel documents such us: Permit to Re-Enter the United States of America, Travel Document, etc. must submit valid Permanent Resident Card (an original and a copy).
3. One picture of an applicant. Russian visa photo specifications.
4. Money Order or Certified Bank Check made out to the Russian Consulate for visa processing. Please note that we do not accept cash, credit or debit cards, personal or company checks.
5. Invitation to Russia from a host person or organisation.

Dear Applicants, when applying for a Russian visa please be advised that
• In order to expedite and improve visa obtaining process as well as for security concerns the Consular Division is no more processing visa applications by mail, starting from June 1, 2010.
• Non-US citizens should also provide proof of legality of their stay in the USA (US Resident Alien status, form I-94) when applying for a visa.
• Applicants who used to be citizens of the USSR or the Russian Federation and emigrated from the USSR or from Russia must submit one of the documents which confirms that they are no longer citizens of the Russian Federation (so called “Visa to Israel” or stamp in their passport saying that they left for “permanent residence abroad” before February, 06 1992 or official document certifying that their Russian citizenship was renounced), otherwise the applications will not be accepted.
• In accordance with Russian laws citizens of the Russian Federation regardless of any other citizenship they may have, must travel to Russia on valid Russian documents only.
• Visa processing starts only after the Consular Division has collected all necessary documents.
• Visa processing fee is not refundable.
• Type of visa or dates of entry/departure can not be changed or extended. If your travel plans have changed after the visa issuance you have to reapply for a new visa.
• After you received your visa, please check all the data indicated in it and, if necessary, return it to the Consular Division for corrections. The Consular Division will not be responsible for any mistakes in the visas, which were not brought to our attention prior to your departure from the US.
• Any visa applicant may be interviewed by the consular officer, if necessary.
• Processing time, requirements and fees are subject to change without notice.
• In certain cases the Consular Division is entitled to consider visa applications as long as it necessary. Visa can be denied if the Consular Division has serious reasons to believe that an applicant’s entry into or stay in the territory of the Russian Federation will not be desirable.
• Please be advised that person can not have two valid visas in one passport. In this case the first visa is to be cancelled.

Extra Info: INFORMATION FOR EU PASSPORT HOLDERS
On the 1st of June, 2007 the Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement came into force and according to its provisions visa processing fees are changed for the citizens of the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Estonia.
Citizens of these countries should submit national medical insurance certificate valid for Russia or guarantee of medical coverage from a Russian hosting organization for all period of stay. Medical insurance certificate should contain Russian contact phone number for emergency or assistance.
However these provisions are not valid for the countries which did not sign the Agreement: the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway.
Holders of diplomatic passports of the countries mentioned above do not need a visa to enter Russia for 90 days.
The fees are:
• For all types of visa (including multiple entry) for 10 days processing – $50
• For all types of visa (including multiple entry) for urgent (3 days) processing – $100

WtR

Time will tell if what we are witnessing is nothing but a alteration of the outward fixture, or if what we are seeing is a true solidity of corporeality…

I have a desire to see Europe get off its ass and become something worthy of being called civilized, but I have my doubts as to what is really happening. The EU is talking the talk right now, but can the EU walk the walk?

“At this point, we have to replace the United States which as an international actor has lost vigor, and because of it, in the long-term, influence,” President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said while speaking to Belgium’s Flemish regional parliament on Wednesday. He went on to say that Washington had been turning away from constructive international relations “with a ferocity that can only surprise us.”

I will make it simple: Equipoise means, “balance of forces or interests” and that is totally necessary for the world…

The USA is a perfect example of what happens when outside and inside forces run amok and lose site of right and wrong. I voted for Trump to do just what he is doing. I realized, good or bad, he was going to turn things upside down and not necessarily for the better. Trump could never fix anything (the issue was past fixing,) but he was capable to upset that applecart and maybe, just maybe he has. That means my vote was worth it…

I also will say that the EU has enough issues to choke a horse, but they need to make sure that the issues are their issues and not someone else’s issues being dumped on them…

Therefore, the EU better grab it while they can. Fix issues and take care of her people. This means to get out from under the coercer called America. The EU is much more in alignment with Russia and China, for its future. The USA is not able to offer a future for the EU, or at least a future that is not riddled with pain and suffering in financial and warmongering ways and means…

I can only hope that Europe will wake up and start turning the ship in the correct direction. Russia and China will help and support such a move. The USA has lost its way and has to see the bottom, before getting its act back together again…

I see that a fork in the road has been reached and the decisions made in the next few weeks could make or break the world. The EU has been given a tough row to hoe….Stay with the old and hope for the better and or grab something new and make something better out of what you grab…

Most likely made in China… 🙂

Dr. Seuss said it best…

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. – Dr. Seuss

Wake up people….no more reliant upon others who have no interest in your future. You must do what is good for you and your loved ones, your country and your country’s people. Grab an oar and row, if you have to…

As I talked about yesterday:

Those who do support the US and those that don’t…

Maybe the EU would do better letting Britain get on out?

We will see!

WtR

I cannot stop telling the truth, if I do then I become no better than you and them, by hiding my head in the sand…

The Old Empire of Britain and the New Empire of the USA has done this because the division line for the battle is being laid. It is a desire by the dying Empire to see a definite split between those who do support the USA/Britain and those who don’t…

It is interesting that people never seem to see what Britain did as they died as an Empire and shifted everything to a new Empire. No one wants to accept that Israel was started as part of that dying Empire to a new Empire. Everyone wants to think Israel is blessed by God! I think they are blessed, but not by God…

This is by design and it is worrying because the big change is that Russia and China have finally said enough. Now it is very simple for Russia and China, they have been and have to bide their time and allow the west to implode. But imploding can be very very bad for the world….and patience does run out. This is why you see the US constantly antagonizing chaos continually all over the world. Be it foes and or friends…

This is simply the biggest division the world has ever seen in our times. It is happening right before our eyes, the split has happened. The pieces must now fall where they may and may the toughest win. It is a division between East and West….the lines are being drawn and the ground work being laid. We are marching toward WW3 and there is nothing us little people can do about it…

I think the ones in charge of the world itself are terrible, all consumed with bitterness, greed, lust, power and their only goal if they do not get it all, is destruction. Unless we give it to them, they will take the world with them. This all about total control and Egomaniac souls demanding a World War unless we get everything and I mean everything. They want your soul and the soul of the world…

Yes, Hate is all they know…

It is like:

We have a core of good humans all over the earth, but we have viruses that have invaded us and we do not know how to remove this virus without killing the host. I do truly believe that humans are good…

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

And, I see even great men in positions of power understand reality. but we never listen to such men and or destroy such men and or such men turn upon their own souls and destroy themselves when in that power…

Not to worry, when the world finally fractionate into Oceania (US & UK), Eurasia (Russia) and Eastasia (China). After which the real wars (not just financial and moral) between the Oceania and the latter two commence and blossom, fueled by propaganda beyond our wildest imaginations…

Of course, life in Oceania is the most depressing of the three because it will crash the farthest. Even for its silk-stockinged, who garnered their wealth from the good old days in NYC (USA) and London (UK)…

Stick around. You’ll see….we humans sitting in the east have so much less height to fall from our pedestals than the people in the western world…

WtR

PS: The next factor yet to be answered is, “What will the EU do?” – Remember the EU is not Britain and or UK….would be nice if the EU grew a pair and broke from the US and became smart about the games going on. But….yup right!

The 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on 9 May 2018 to commemorate the 73rd year anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The annual parade marks the Allied victory in World War II on the Eastern Front,

Just for your information type video. It is long at over an hour, but worth it to watch. Can’t believe that I have seen twelve Victory Days in Russia now… 🙂

WtR

I was reminded about this….and it has been proven true to the word of what he said and proven to the world about what he said…

“The Western Countries are acting like a monkey with a hand-grenade in response to the Islamic world,” wrote Dimitry Rogozin, Russian Deputy Prime Minister on his twitter account…

https://sputniknews.com/russia/20130827182995837-Russian-Deputy-Premier-Calls-West-Monkey-With-Hand-Grenade/

In 2013 he said this…

Oh how true it is….time has proven his words correct…

WtR

https://jbeverlygreene.deviantart.com/art/Monkey-With-A-Hand-Grenade-Copy-398831756

“We need to increase the level of our economic sovereignty but this is not a straightforward decision,” the Putin said. “Oil is traded in dollars on the exchange,” He said. “Certainly, we are thinking about what we need to do in order to get free of this burden. Furthermore, our partners are helping us by introducing all these unlawful restrictions and violating principles of the global trade, because the whole world sees the dollar monopoly is unreliable; it is dangerous for many, not only for us,” Putin said…

and

“This is not merely a separation from the dollar; this refers to the need of strengthening our economic sovereignty,” said Putin.

and

“Our gold and foreign currency reserves undergo diversification and we will continue to do it,” Putin added.

TASS: the news source you should be listening to…

http://tass.com/economy/1003387

WtR

It’s out of character for me to advise a political leader on what I believe is best for his or her country.

I’m writing to you personally because of what I believe is the most perilous time in world history – far more serious than anything preceding WW I and II, as well as throughout the Cold War.

You have detailed intelligence I’m not privy to. You surely know the threat my country poses to yours, many others, and world peace – Trump’s disgraceful JCPOA withdrawal and reimposition of nuclear-related sanctions the latest example.

I’ve explained many times that Washington wants all sovereign independent governments replaced by pro-Western ones, wars of aggression and color revolutions its favored strategies – Russia, China and Iran its key targets for regime change.

America has been hostile to country since the 1917 revolution – with brief periods of better relations, followed by resumed hostility.

I know my country’s history from inception, a deplorable record of belligerence and betrayal – waging endless wars of aggression, consistently and repeatedly breaching treaties, conventions and other deals agreed on.

It can never be trusted. How abysmally it’s treated your country in the post-Soviet period alone is clear proof of its ill intentions.

It’s hostile to you personally for championing world peace and stability, wanting cooperative relations with all other nations, respecting rule of law principles, and advocating multi-world polarity.

Democracy in America is pure fantasy. None whatever exists, an anathema notion from the nation’s founding, rejecting it at home and abroad.

US aims under Republicans and what I call undemocratic Dems pursue goals opposite yours. They want you replaced with pro-Western puppet rule, Washington gaining another imperial trophy.

Conflict in Syria was launched by Obama for regime change. There’s nothing civil about what’s going on.

Trump escalated what his predecessor began, wanting Iran isolated ahead of something similar against its government – using ISIS and other terrorists as imperial foot soldiers, supporting the scourge it pretends to oppose.

Washington considers Russia its mortal enemy, not your “partner” politically, economically or militarily.

Patience isn’t always a virtue – never in dealing with a hegemon seeking unchallenged global dominance, wanting planet earth carved up for profit, people everywhere exploited, sovereign states turned into vassal ones.

I once said Putin’s Russia is back, proud and re-assertive, not about to roll over for Washington.

I strongly support your September 2015 intervention in Syria at the behest of Assad to combat terrorism.

Yet today, US forces control about one-third of Syrian territory, according to its UN envoy Bashar al-Jaafari, a distinguished figure I respect greatly.

I feel the same way about you – but extremely dismayed. Despite combating terrorism in Syria, twice you reduced Russia’s minimal force in the country unwisely, believing war on ISIS was won – clearly not nor against other US-supported terrorists in the country.

Al-Nusra and likeminded groups remain resilient, ISIS weakened but not defeated. US and other foreign-supplied weapons, training and funding support them.

Geneva, Astana and Sochi conflict resolution talks achieved no significant breakthroughs because Washington and its imperial partners want endless war and regime change, not peace and stability.

Passivity in the face of its aggression encourages more of it. Failure to supply Syria with S-300 air defense systems left it vulnerable to repeated attacks – in my judgment heading for something much more serious than already.

The only effective way to deal with US, Israeli and allied aggression is by confronting it forcefully – something you haven’t done, encouraging escalation, I believe things likely heading for full-scale war you haven’t tried to prevent, relying on failed diplomacy.

I’ve explained confronting Washington forcefully is high-risk. Failure to do it, I believe, is higher risk.

Appeasement doesn’t work with hegemons – not with Hitler ahead of WW II or bipartisan extremists in Washington now, their actions risking unthinkable nuclear war if not confronted and stopped.

I urge you to reconsider your current strategy in dealing with Washington. It surrounded Russia with hostile military bases, imposed countless illegal sanctions on numerous individuals and entities.

Your government was falsely accused of “aggression” in Ukraine, “annexing” Crimea, involvement in downing MH-17, meddling in America’s electoral process, interfering in European and upcoming Mexican elections, Brexit, mass doping athletes, mischief-making Russian trolls and bots, cyberwar, sabotage, hybrid warfare, the Skripal incident and more – endless US hostility, including vicious propaganda proliferated by government officials and supportive media.

Failure to forcefully confront US rage for dominance encourages escalated belligerence. Appeasing or inattention to hegemonic Washington risks something far more serious ahead than already.

In the interest of world peace and stability, I strongly urge you to challenge US aggression in Syria to prevent having to defend your homeland against it.

You understand all of the above far better than I do. I wish you’d pursue a course I believe is most effective in dealing with hegemonic Washington and its warmaking partners.

Challenging their imperial agenda forcefully is the only language they understand, the only effective strategy. Years of diplomacy accomplished nothing.

Nor will it ahead with Washington. Continuing what hasn’t worked is defeatism. I hope henceforth you’ll go a different way.

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“We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanction. Any nation that helps Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons could also be strongly sanctioned by the United States. America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail.”

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 8, 2018

Translated for stupidness, means…

The United Sates will sanction the whole world!

WtR

PS: You should also easily see, “Who is really pulling the American puppet strings?”

A year-and-a-half (That is basically kinda: 550 days or 18 months or 72 weeks, or a whole bunch of hours (13200 give or take) of nothing.) after Moscow/Russia/Putin was inculpated for interfering in America’s 2016 presidential election, the US A/CIA/FBI/BUBBA and or anyone, has yet to release any proof that means jack crap….actually the opposite has happened!

I have watched the western accusations against many countries and I simply am seeing a pattern…

We accuse with no proof, we scream for days and days about who dun it and then we either go quiet and ignore all we did and or bomb illegally…

Bombing seems to be the priority…

Just all warm and fuzzy today….and I will keep waiting for the proof that Russia did it…

WtR

Sammy as when she was new!

Svetochka and I made a trip to the heart of Moscow. We went to the huge automotive market to try to find some parts for Sammy the Volga…

Parts are becoming harder to find. As with many fabulous cars in the past around the world, time and technology sends models to the graveyard and they start to spin down the memory hole. Volga’s are one of those cars. We are not going to let our Volga spin too fast down the hole…

Sammy is a model 310221 Volga Gaz…

Our Volga is family and she is named as a family member. Sammy is our second Volga…

Nelly the Volga: Model 24-10

Russia: Model 24 Volga!

The trip downtown was okay. I mean that in an okay way, driving Moscow is probably the worse thing to do in anyones life, for Russians are really some of the worst drivers I have ever seen. Thus, I drive very defensively and careful to boot….So I take driving into Moscow as something only done if needed and I will be nice, but it was not needed to be done. For we basically failed at the important stuff to get. We did get paint and some other goodies, but we could have gotten that locally in Korolev, where we live…

Therefore, the trip was basically to see if Sammy the Volga was doing good and good she is doing. She starts perfect, runs smooth as silk and handles like a dream. Good thing, for that is needed to maneuver the highways of Russia. I only see one real issue and we will have to gather money together to get a new radiator. The one we have has seen better days, but I think that when we go to the Tiny Russian Village soon, I will order the radiator there. Then install it before we come home…

Today I will install a radio in Sammy. It is time to have music to roll on down the highway and Svetochka has been told to get a flash drive ready with music she likes. The radio has a flash and a SD Card slot, plus FM and AM also. I can’t wait…

I am also working on fixing the rear springs issues. We have a leaf spring starting to get weak on the drivers side. It right now is 3 (three) centimeters lower than the passenger side. Two winters ago, we snapped off a helper spring at the front of the left leaf spring in the rear and now the main body of springs is sagging. It is a Volga issue. The models 3110 (and like models) are prone to such things…

I am working on how to solve such an issue. Air shocks would do the job, but there is no such thing in Russia. In America, I would take the standard shock and match it up to something close by Gabriel and or Monroe and jimmy rig the situation. I would also have the options to try to use helper shock springs and such. Not in Russia, they have never seen such things and even if they do, they do not see it as viable to use such things…

Radio I will put in…

If I was rich, I would install new springs, but money is tight and I do what I can. I have some ideas and will get her fixed. Between times, Sammy is a happy girl and gets us where we need to go safely….just sad that Boza was not with us as we traveled… 🙁

I am going to install a radio, talk to you all later…

WtR